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Potter Genealogy & History

Potter comes from the Old English "pott", which comes from the Latin "pottus", meaning drink. This occupational surname denotes a person who makes containers for storage and drinks. Variant spellings include Powter, Powder, Podder, Pottar, among and some others. Potter family history starts in 1172, with Seuard Le Potter as the first holder of the name in the transcripts of charters relating to the Gilbertine Houses during the reign of King Henry II. Interesting people in Potter genealogy are tennis player Barbara Potter, abstract expressionist artist Fuller Potter, computer programmer Jonathan Potter, and Panama Canal Zone Governor William Everett Potter.